Do you have to put this AC unit in the window or can you sit it on the floor nrear the window? Does it come with a window hose?
8232
Have too put in the Window, not in the floor. It does not come with a hose.
1260134
All Air Conditioners need to be vented as far as I know. Otherwise hot air will just blow out into the room and negate the cool air flowing out. This one in particular though has a hose out the back to be vented out a window.
710106
Unit works extremely well, actually! It comes with a hose that you vent out through either a window or into your ceiling. We use the window.
957463
This A/C is for window installation and it comes with adjustable panels to cover the window. Good unit
1794763
The hoses are used to vent the AC out the window. I'm not venting mine though. What good is a portable unit if it has to be by the window? I haven't had any problems by not venting it, so I don't plan on doing it in the future.
1399263
Yes, this unit requires an exhaust through a window. I'm not aware of any non-exhausting portable a/c. Good luck.
693184
You need to vent it outside so the hot air has somewhere to go. A window is the easiest.
1584783
The owners guide says; "WINDOW KIT INSTALLATIONWhen the unit is operating as an air conditioner or dehumidifier, the unit draws in fresh outdoor air and exhausts hot airout of the room to complete the air exchange. When the unit is operating in fan mode no outdoor air exchange takesplace. The window kit and exhaust hose do not need to be installed when the unit is used as a fan.NOTE: The supplied window kit can be installed in sliding windows and sliding glass doors up to 7 ft. long(approximate length)"
1242723
Yes, unfortunately. I bought this unit for an office without a window and was disappointed to find it needs to be vented, and the vent hose itself is rather obtrusive.
1459454
not the unit itself, but only the exhaust hose panel, which takes up much less space than a full air conditioner would, and is also much easier to get into a window.
443275
Only has a single hose and it falls out very easily, so I glued mine to the window piece using Dap all purpose adhesive sealant. Works pretty good cooling down my living room.
492106
The unit usually comes with only one tube for the exhaust to the outside. The problem is that the air that is expelled outside must be replaced inside the room which causes the air conditioner to suck air into the room even though it is closed up through any opening it can find such as under the door or through other openings around windows or walls at the mopboard. I always purchase a second tube for the intake air from outside to replace the exhaust air so that the room can maintain a seal and allow the air conditioner to operate more efficiently instead of drawing unwanted warm air into the room to make up for the exhaust air lost to the outside. When you read the owners information, you can see how to purchase the additional tube and fittings or you can go on-line to get it. I also fabricated my own window insert made out of thick plexiglass for the window connection so that it doesn't look like the window has changed in appearance. I line up the two tubes with the exhaust tube on top as hot air rises and the cooler intake air tube on the bottom. Works perfectly! You will have this problem with any portable air conditioner you buy, but you are lucky that this is one of the few brands that has made provision for you to connect the second intake air tube as most do not.
1722719
No it does not, which is why we purchased a swamp cooler versus a room ac unit. We did not want to deal with windows and venting
72083
It does but it doesn't last that long, you would have to always be replacing it. Although it does do what I needed it for which is just to cool down the room a bit. If you need something to really cool down a room you need to get an air conditioner in which you need to be able to run a hose outside through a window. I just didn't want to do that because of security reasons.
1713477
You definitely need the exhaust hose. The air conditioner is a heat pump and you need to pump the hot air outside. Try it and, once it's running, put your hand at the exhaust port. You'll see why you need the hose. It's a really good unit.
1881172
With or without a controller, an air conditioner will not work without a way to remove the heat from the space. A window unit AC does this by moving the heat to the external exchanger, where it's cooled by a fan. If you don't have a window, or a way to make one, this isn't going to be right for you. http://www.daviddarling.info/images/air_conditioner.jpg If you have a look at that, you can see why you need the 2 air masses separated by the wall.
2238804
Yes, there is only dryer vent hose from the unit...the unit comes with a window adjustment outlet but I just went down to my local hardware store and purchased an exterior mounted dryer vent and installed the hose that came with the unit to the purchased vent...I now have five units in service and all are working great!